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Cracking autoimmunity’s toughest cases
David Fiorentino’s pursuit of hidden patterns in autoimmune disease is transforming patient care—and may lead to new strategies for cancer prevention. (A little help from his old Stanford pals didn’t hurt.)
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Encouraging intellectual diversity in students interested in developing a scholarly, investigative approach to problems in medicine and science and using discoveries to transform patient care.
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A flash of hope
A radiation oncologist’s breakthrough in delivering ultra-fast radiation may make cancer treatment more effective—and less damaging.
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Whoever saves a life
For American Muslims, suicide represents a taboo within a taboo. Rania Awaad— a psychiatrist, faith leader, and Stanford Impact Labs Design Fellow—set out to change that.
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Pathogens, poetry, and predicting evolution
What if we were fluent in the language of biology? Brian Hie is on a mission to translate life’s code, predict viral evolution, and revolutionize medicine.
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Not her first rodeo
How do you fix AI’s understanding of marginalized populations? Tina Hernandez-Boussard thinks the answer lies in her rural roots.
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The cartographer of cancer
Paul Mischel’s groundbreaking research is reshaping our understanding of the cancer genome.
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It takes a village (to research a village)
Residents of the wildfire-choked San Joaquin Valley desperately want something done about their air quality—but they want researchers to approach the work in a new way.
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Outrunning the next pandemic
Give the world one vaccine and we’re immune to one disease. Accelerate the creation of new medicines and you give the world a different future.
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